Closure having an axially offset inner shell

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell;

FIG. 2 is a left or right side view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 1, the two views being identical;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front or back view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 1, the two views being identical;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a left or right side view, the two views being identical, of an alternative embodiment of FIG. 1, the only difference being the squeeze location indicators have been removed, it being understood that all other surfaces are the same as those of the embodiment of FIGS. 1–6;

FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of another embodiment of the closure of FIG. 1 having an axially offset inner shell;

FIG. 9 is a left or right side view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 8, the two views being identical;

FIG. 10 is a top view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a front or back view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 8, the two views being identical;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a bottom perspective view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is a left or right side view, the two views being identical, of an alternative embodiment of FIG. 8, the only difference being the squeeze location indicators have been removed, it being understood that all other surfaces are the same as those of the embodiment of FIGS. 8–13;

FIG. 15 is a top perspective view of another embodiment of the closure of FIG. 1 having an axially offset inner shell;

FIG. 16 is a left or right side view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 15, the two views being identical;

FIG. 17 is a top view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a front or back view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 15, the two views being identical;

FIG. 19 is a bottom view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 15;

FIG. 20 is a bottom perspective view of the closure having an axially offset inner shell according to FIG. 15; and,

FIG. 21 is a left or right side view, the two views being identical, of an alternative embodiment of FIG. 15, the only difference being the squeeze location indicators have been removed, it being understood that all other surfaces are the same as those of the embodiment of FIGS. 15–20.

The broken lines shown on the drawings depict environmental subject matter only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a closure having an axially offset inner shell, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D612731
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 18, 2008
Date of Patent: Mar 30, 2010
Assignee: Rexam Closures and Containers Inc. (Evansville, IN)
Inventor: Jason Bragg (Owensboro, KY)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Attorney: Middleton Reutlinger
Application Number: 29/323,099
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D9/453